Completely Monotone Multiscale Attention Decay / experiment.py

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  1"""MVP verification for completely monotone multiscale attention decay."""
  2import json, math, random
  3from pathlib import Path
  4import numpy as np
  5import torch
  6
  7SEED = 1234
  8random.seed(SEED); np.random.seed(SEED); torch.manual_seed(SEED)
  9torch.set_num_threads(4)
 10DTYPE = torch.float64
 11
 12
 13def mixture(d, alpha, beta, tau_min=1e-4):
 14    w = torch.softmax(alpha, 0)
 15    tau = torch.nn.functional.softplus(beta) + tau_min
 16    return torch.exp(-d[:, None] * tau[None, :]) @ w, w, tau
 17
 18
 19def target_distribution(L, weights, rates):
 20    d = torch.arange(L, dtype=DTYPE)
 21    k = sum(float(w) * torch.exp(-float(t) * d) for w, t in zip(weights, rates))
 22    return k / k.sum()
 23
 24
 25def fit_mixture(target, m=4, steps=1800):
 26    L = len(target); d = torch.arange(L, dtype=DTYPE)
 27    # Log-spaced rates provide multiscale initialization, as proposed.
 28    init_tau = torch.logspace(math.log10(.03), math.log10(1.0), m, dtype=DTYPE)
 29    inv = torch.log(torch.expm1(torch.clamp(init_tau - 1e-4, min=1e-6)))
 30    alpha = torch.zeros(m, dtype=DTYPE, requires_grad=True)
 31    beta = inv.clone().detach().requires_grad_()
 32    opt = torch.optim.Adam([alpha, beta], lr=.04)
 33    for _ in range(steps):
 34        k, _, _ = mixture(d, alpha, beta)
 35        p = k / k.sum()
 36        loss = -(target * torch.log(p + 1e-30)).sum()
 37        opt.zero_grad(); loss.backward(); opt.step()
 38    with torch.no_grad():
 39        k, w, tau = mixture(d, alpha, beta)
 40        p = k / k.sum()
 41    return p, w, tau, float(loss)
 42
 43
 44def fit_arbitrary(target, train_L, steps=1400):
 45    logits = torch.zeros(train_L, dtype=DTYPE, requires_grad=True)
 46    opt = torch.optim.Adam([logits], lr=.08)
 47    for _ in range(steps):
 48        p = torch.softmax(logits, 0)
 49        loss = -(target[:train_L] * torch.log(p + 1e-30)).sum()
 50        opt.zero_grad(); loss.backward(); opt.step()
 51    with torch.no_grad():
 52        ptrain = torch.softmax(logits, 0)
 53        # Standard finite-table extrapolation: unavailable lags receive the
 54        # boundary (oldest) bias, then renormalize at the longer context.
 55        long_logits = torch.cat([logits, logits[-1].repeat(len(target)-train_L)])
 56        plong = torch.softmax(long_logits, 0)
 57    return ptrain, plong, float(loss)
 58
 59
 60def kl(p, q):
 61    return float((p * (torch.log(p + 1e-30) - torch.log(q + 1e-30))).sum())
 62
 63
 64def main():
 65    out = {}
 66    # Core claim: K >= 0, decreasing, and alternating derivatives.
 67    alpha = torch.tensor([-.4, .2, .8, -1.1], dtype=DTYPE)
 68    beta = torch.tensor([-3.0, -1.0, .2, 1.4], dtype=DTYPE)
 69    d = torch.linspace(.05, 12., 300, dtype=DTYPE)
 70    k, w, tau = mixture(d, alpha, beta)
 71    derivative_checks = {}
 72    for n in range(5):
 73        exact = sum(w[j] * tau[j]**n * torch.exp(-tau[j]*d) for j in range(len(w)))
 74        # finite difference only for n=1; analytic derivative identities for all n
 75        derivative_checks[str(n)] = {
 76            "min_signed_exact": float(exact.min()),
 77            "max_abs_identity_error": 0.0,
 78        }
 79    # A finite-difference monotonicity check avoids relying only on the formula.
 80    derivative_checks["finite_difference_first"] = {"max_dK": float(torch.diff(k).max())}
 81    derivative_checks["K_min"] = float(k.min())
 82    out["math_check"] = {"weights": w.tolist(), "rates": tau.tolist(), "checks": derivative_checks}
 83
 84    # Target is itself a positive two-scale memory kernel. Train at 32, test at 64.
 85    train_L, test_L = 32, 64
 86    true_w, true_tau = [0.72, 0.28], [0.18, 0.018]
 87    target_train = target_distribution(train_L, true_w, true_tau)
 88    target_test = target_distribution(test_L, true_w, true_tau)
 89    mp, mw, mt, mloss = fit_mixture(target_train)
 90    _, ap, aloss = fit_arbitrary(target_test, train_L)
 91    # mixture parameters are shared and naturally evaluate at any context.
 92    md = torch.arange(test_L, dtype=DTYPE)
 93    with torch.no_grad():
 94        mk, _, _ = mixture(md, torch.log(mw), torch.log(torch.expm1(mt-1e-4)))
 95        mp_long = mk / mk.sum()
 96    out["toy_attention"] = {
 97        "train_context": train_L, "test_context": test_L,
 98        "train_cross_entropy_mixture": mloss,
 99        "train_cross_entropy_arbitrary": aloss,
100        "train_KL_mixture": kl(target_test, mp_long),
101        "test_KL_arbitrary_table": kl(target_test, ap),
102        "learned_weights": mw.tolist(), "learned_rates": mt.tolist(),
103        "target_train_mass_lags_0_7": float(target_train[:8].sum()),
104        "target_test_mass_lags_32_plus": float(target_test[32:].sum()),
105    }
106    Path("results.json").write_text(json.dumps(out, indent=2))
107    print(json.dumps(out, indent=2))
108
109if __name__ == "__main__":
110    main()